Further faster leasehold reform

Damning Housing Committee Leasehold Report – No More Excuses – Get On With It Now

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The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee (HCLG) is urging the Government to accelerate legislation for Leasehold and Commonhold reform. Following its scrutiny of the draft reform bill, the Committee demands faster implementation of ground rent caps and stronger protections for existing leaseholders. The report can be found by clicking here The National Leasehold Campaign (NLC) has welcomed this hard-hitting scrutiny report on the draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill—but warned that millions of leaseholders cannot afford any further delay. We fully support this bill but agree with the scrutiny panel recommendations which will strengthen the bill ready for presentation to parliament. We strongly urge the government to go further… Read More

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Whose side are you on ?

Investors Mouthpeice Attempt To Defend The Indefensible

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THE BATTLE HAS INTENSIFIED TODAY AS FACELESS INVESTORS MOUTHPEICE (THE RFA) HAVE WRITTEN TO GOVERNMENT IN A PANIC OVER GROUND RENTS Labour’s leasehold reform battle has intensified as the Residential Freehold Association (RFA) has written to Housing Secretary Steve Reed saying there will be building safety problems if Govt caps ground rents. If Leaseholders haven’t yet joined in the NLC Mass Email event, NOW IS THE TIME TO SEND THAT EMAIL ! The RFA is a lobbying trade body in the UK representing large, ‘professional’ freeholders, particularly those backed by institutional investors and pension funds, in other words they are the mouth piece to faceless investors who use our homes… Read More

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Permitted Insurance fees consultation

URGENT NEED FOR LEASEHOLDERS TO COMPLETE THE CONSULTATION ON INTRODUCING PERMITTED INSURANCE FEES – CLOSES MONDAY 24TH FEB

Katie Kendrick

WE URGE ALL LEASEHOLDERS TO USE THIS WEEKEND TO COMPLETE THE CONSULTATION. WE MUST MAKE OUR VOICES COUNT. The government are seeking views on proposals to prevent freeholders, property managing agents and landlords from imposing on leaseholders opaque and excessive charges related to building insurance, often in the form of commissions calculated using a percentage of the insurance premium. The government has evidence this model can lead to managing agents and freeholders selecting more expensive insurance policies than is necessary. Instead, they would only be able to charge a fair and transparent permitted insurance fee to leaseholders. Leaseholders will be paying these ‘Permitted fees’ and therefore, leaseholders MUST have their… Read More

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